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Just been checking on the Heathrow App for parking options. Going out T5, returning to T3. I was thinking of doing the usual, T3 Business on the Northern Perimeter, next door to T5 Long Stay….get the cheapest for a couple of weeks and use their bus for transfers.
Interesting options have come up.
T3 Business £181 T5 LS £170
(T3 Long Stay £159 by comparison.)
But, scrolling down at other options;
T5 or T3 Meet & Greet, both (£166.20)
At checkout, indicate arrival terminal.
Seems best bet, apart from third party sites.
Any particular comments / issues?I’ve used T3 Business Parking which was fine. I considered the Meet & Greet as it was slightly cheaper at the time but I just didn’t fancy handing over my keys.
Don’t forget TopCashback for 7.5% off official parking.
I also don’t hand over my keys, so like the standard options.
Official Heathrow meet and greet was great when I used leave T4 arrive T5. No problem handing over my keys to the airport but I don’t leave personal items in it when it’s parked for multiple days regardless.
Travel Strong just reminded me that you can book through the eStore to get Avios and also earn Heathrow Rewards.
I regularly use the meet and greet and have not had any problems with it.
Personally, I’d park in T3 long stay then take the train to swap to T5. We always park in the terminal we arrive at, especially if you arrive late, which makes life easier.
I personally don’t like giving my keys away so always avoid Meet & Greet.
We always park T3/T5 long stay. The business buses are not that much more common to justify the increase in cost imo. Ymmv though.
They offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before too. I regularly go into a booking, hit modify, and it spits out the price difference. If it’s negative, I just click confirm and get my easy refund! As Travel Strong says, book via TCB.
I did not know that modify trick! Just saved 40 quid!
Official Heathrow meet and greet was great when I used leave T4 arrive T5. No problem handing over my keys to the airport but I don’t leave personal items in it when it’s parked for multiple days regardless.
Caused a lot of damage to the underside of our car which we didn’t notice until we got home to Cornwall. Fortunately during the email exchange of them refuting it was their fault, they sent the photos of us on entry and exit. Clear to see the damage occurred whilst in their care. It’s a big BMW and the turning circle isn’t great, they just rammed it into the kerb and did an up and over by all accounts. No apology but they did send out a mobile repair to have it sorted.
Official meet & greet is good in my experience. You get the benefit of drop off & collection on 1st floor of short stay which is as convenient as it gets.
They do a full scan of car with incredibly bright lighting on entrance to short stay on arrival & when they return your car so any damage is pretty easy to prove. If it’s less than 4-5 days they often leave your vehicle in short stay based on my vehicle tracking data.
Price differential over long stay seems to be minimal at the moment which makes it a bargain. There was a 10% Amex rebate very recently which stacked with TCB/Poundco.
Official Heathrow meet and greet was great when I used leave T4 arrive T5. No problem handing over my keys to the airport but I don’t leave personal items in it when it’s parked for multiple days regardless.
Caused a lot of damage to the underside of our car which we didn’t notice until we got home to Cornwall. Fortunately during the email exchange of them refuting it was their fault, they sent the photos of us on entry and exit. Clear to see the damage occurred whilst in their care. It’s a big BMW and the turning circle isn’t great, they just rammed it into the kerb and did an up and over by all accounts. No apology but they did send out a mobile repair to have it sorted.
On 4 November 2022, you reported this as happening at Gatwick and sought advice, but now Heathrow is getting the blame for the damage to your car?
Also a lot of damage but taken care of by someone with a mobile repair van …
Have to say I’ve used official and blue circle meet and greet many times and none of my cars have ever had even a scratch and most cases they were parked for a while then in blue circles case moved to the Hilton T5.
Official Heathrow meet and greet was great when I used leave T4 arrive T5. No problem handing over my keys to the airport but I don’t leave personal items in it when it’s parked for multiple days regardless.
Caused a lot of damage to the underside of our car which we didn’t notice until we got home to Cornwall. Fortunately during the email exchange of them refuting it was their fault, they sent the photos of us on entry and exit. Clear to see the damage occurred whilst in their care. It’s a big BMW and the turning circle isn’t great, they just rammed it into the kerb and did an up and over by all accounts. No apology but they did send out a mobile repair to have it sorted.
On 4 November 2022, you reported this as happening at Gatwick and sought advice, but now Heathrow is getting the blame for the damage to your car?
You are right, that is my mistake, for some reason I had this in my head as a Heathrow flight. It was Gatwick Official parking. Apologies for any confusion. I don’t think I can edit an old post so have reported it in the hope it can be removed as it is incorrect.
Heathrow M&G is good and convenient. Stansted can be a bit of a walk if you come out in the other exit.
Problems with M&G is the cars can be parked with very little space, even less than self-parking sometimes. Also if your cars don’t have an option to save the driver seat settings (height etc), it can frustrating to put everything back into place.Hi all,
It sure if anyone else has noticed this recently…
I’ve just gone to book into the T2/3 business parking for end of April, only to see it’s sold out. Strange, that’s never happened before. Look for July, again, sold out. Okay maybe there’s an issue with the system. Speak to the Heathrow ‘chat’ and I’m told they are not accepting online bookings for that car park anymore. Why’s that? I asked. I don’t know was the reply. Then they inform me that they are only accepting drive up’s in that car park now…which I’m assuming will cost approximately 10 times more than pre-booking. Now it makes sense… 🙄🙄🙄🙄 Thanks Heathrow!
I was booking LHR parking today too and noticed the same. It was for November and I just assumed they were redeveloping the car park.
Just had a quick look for my November trip, and “Park & Ride Plus” (formerly Business Parking) is definitely showing for T2.
Interesting…maybe they’re just implementing it for the ‘busy’ season then? 🤔
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